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  • color for your morning

    Good Morning!  It's been so lovely to have a four-day weekend.  How am I to go back to work after having such large amounts of quality time with friends and family?!  Am up early this Sunday morning in preparation for a week-long visit from my twin…errr…friend Sharona who is on a lengthy road trip across the States and who travels to my little part of Wisconsin this afternoon.

    I'll spend my time this morning tidying up but will leave you with this colorful photo found by stylist Abigail Ahern!  Makes me want to jump right into the photo and enjoy the fun party obviously just getting started! 

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    And here's Sharona!

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  • Pretty London Townhouse

    I've not been here much this week..but am back!! Had a bunch of repairs that needed fixing ASAP along with a cough that will not go away already and some intense work deadlines. But…I'm here. And just look at this London townhouse! I'm most impressed with the way she used white as a base color and added pops of color in the bedrooms that are coordinated just so. When those colors are tired of… then new ones can be brought in for brand new looking rooms! Brilliant.

    Many more photos can be seen here at Apartment Therapy. 

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  • beautiful glimpses of France

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    Paris is beautiful through Charlotte's eyes.  I mean, yes, Paris is gorgeous anyway but these photos….. just wow.

    France - carpet

    France - cafe 

    many, many more Paris images here

  • jewelry studio tour [Makeunder My Life]

    Makeunder my life - jewelry studio - tour 1

    Jess of "Makeunder My Life" just revealed her studio re-do.  It's quite pretty, don't you think?

    The workstation is simply beautiful, and I have the same storage as shown in the last photo.  I wouldn't have thought to use it for supplies, but now I'm going to borrow that idea in my closet as it's being reorganized to look all pretty 'n such for a friend's visit this weekend. 

    Makeunder my life - jewelry studio - tour 2

  • a wonderfully organized dressing area

    Laura - professional organizer - dressing area - winter

    Laura is a professional organizer whose apartments have been featured on Apartment Therapy.  From the look of her dressing area, can you tell what her profession is?! 

    I am lucky enough to have a closet a bit bigger than Laura's dressing area, and I have a guest arriving next weekend.  I need to have the closet either perfectly or imperfectly organized in time for Sharona's arrival.  Thus I will be printing out these photos and posting them in plain sight at home to remind me to stay on task and keep up with the closet!

    Laura - professional organizer - dressing area - winter 2 

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  • I heart jane foster’s house! This photo shows a glimpse of the pretty coat rack.

    http://janefosterblog.blogspot.com

    Jane foster blog - house

  • simple, colorful Christmas decorations

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    Christmas will soon be here.  I'm all for simplicity in Christmas decor so it was lovely to stumble upon these images today!  Just don't sing Christmas music to me just yet.  Must get through Thanksgiving first! 

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  • bursts of color

    Joanna Henderson  is a photographer whose photos are stunning! Here's a living room bursting with color over a gray base. What's not to like about color? (says the girl whose ensemble today contains gray, white and black!)

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    Joanna henderson photographer - 4 - has my ikea tin

  • willoughby – red kitchen/living room

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    An unlimited budget? Sure!

    A mix of brand new + weathered beauty? Absolutely!

    Loads of red and white? Perfect!

    A gorgeous, wonderfully organized kitchen? Included!


    1st Option is a service in the U.K. that offers locations for photo shoots and the like. Willoughby is one such location and they must have read my dreams.  I'm in love with this home – perfectly styled 'n all.


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    a little cooking here….


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    ….some dinner + games nights here…


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    …a nap or two curled up here…


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    a fun time with my five-year-old niece over by the stairs



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    a little daydreaming inside looking out – or outside soaking up the sun.



    many more photos can be found here

  • stylish chalkboards

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    Eco-stylista has posted some beautiful chalkboards.   It's Friday. Am swamped.
     But I really enjoyed the few moments spent staring at these chalkboards.
     How is it that my apartment lacks a single chalkboard? Gotta remedy that.

    Eco-stylista - chalkboard 3 

    images: eco-stylista